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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN CITY STATE: Cardinals Italian Giovanni Battista Re (L) and German Joseph Ratzinger talks together as Pope John Paul II presides a meeting with Cardinals at the Vatican audience hall, 16 October 2003. Cardinals from around the world descended on the Vatican for the biggest gathering of Catholic Church hierarchy in years, beginning several days of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's election. AFP PHOTO/Patrick HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images)